Sec. 7028. MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS AMENDMENTS
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## SEC. 7028 MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS AMENDMENTS Section 9 of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 1862n) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking “a State educational agency” and inserting “the department, college, or program of education at an institution of higher education, a State educational agency,”; ####
(2)by striking subparagraph
(B)of subsection (a)(3) and inserting the following: > > ##### “(B) > > offering professional development programs, including— > > > ###### “(i) > > teacher institutes for the 21st century, as described in paragraph (10); and > > > ###### “(ii) > > academic year institutes or workshops that— > > > ###### “(I) > > are designed to strengthen the capabilities of mathematics and science teachers; and > > > ###### “(II) > > may include professional development activities to prepare mathematics and science teachers to teach challenging mathematics, science, and technology college-preparatory courses;” > ; ####
(3)in subsection (a)(3)(C)— #####
(A)by inserting “and laboratory experiences” after “technology”; and #####
(B)by inserting “and laboratory” after “provide technical”; ####
(4)in subsection (a)(3)(I), by inserting “including the use of induction programs, as defined in section 6113(h) of the America COMPETES Act, for teachers in their first 2 years of teaching,” after “and science,”; ####
(5)by striking subparagraph
(K)of section (a)(3) and inserting the following: > > ##### “(K) > > developing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics educational programs and materials and conducting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enrichment programs for students, including after-school programs and summer programs, with an emphasis on including and serving students described in subsection (b)(2)(G);” > ; ####
(6)in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(8) Mentors for teachers and students of challenging courses > > Partnerships carrying out activities to prepare mathematics and science teachers to teach challenging mathematics, science, and technology college-preparatory courses in accordance with paragraph (3)(B) shall encourage companies employing scientists, technologists, engineers, or mathematicians to provide mentors to teachers and students and provide for the coordination of such mentoring activities. > > > #### “(9) Innovation > > Activities carried out in accordance with paragraph (3)(H) may include the development and dissemination of curriculum tools that will help foster inventiveness and innovation.” > ; ####
(7)in subsection (b)(2)— #####
(A)by redesignating subparagraphs
(E)and
(F)as subparagraphs
(F)and (G), respectively; and #####
(B)by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following: > > ##### “(E) > > the extent to which the evaluation described in paragraph (1)(E) will be independent and based on objective measures;” > ; ####
(8)by striking paragraph
(2)of subsection
(c)and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) Report on evaluations > > Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the America COMPETES Act, the Director shall transmit a report summarizing the evaluations required under subsection (b)(1)(E) of grants received under this program and describing any changes to the program recommended as a result of these evaluations to the Committee on Science and Technology and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. Such report shall be made widely available to the public.” > ; and ####
(9)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(d) Definitions > > In this section— > > > #### “(1) > > the term ‘mathematics and science teacher’ means a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics teacher at the elementary school or secondary school level; and > > > #### “(2) > > the term ‘science’, in the context of elementary and secondary education, includes technology and pre-engineering.” > .
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MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS AMENDMENTS
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